What is the name for the degree of lateral spinal curvature ...

[Jipu 123]

What is the name for the degree of lateral spinal curvature calculated from a radiograph?
 
  a. Carr angle
  b. Sheumann angle
  c. Cobb angle
  d. Sands angle

Question 2

The chest radiograph shows blunting of the patient's costophrenic angles. What does this suggest?
 
  a. The patient did not take a deep enough breath.
  b. Lung cancer
  c. Pleural fluid
  d. Underpenetrated exposure on the film

[ambernicolefink]

Answer to Question 1

C
The degree of lateral spinal curvature calculated from a radiograph is called the Cobb angle.

Answer to Question 2

C
When the patient is standing upright for the chest x-ray, any pleural fluid will go to the bases of the lungs and blunt the costophrenic angles. None of the other listed options will affect the costophrenic angles.

[Jipu 123]

TYSM

[cpetit11]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it